Posts with tag sports

It's been made pretty much a fact that Vogue's intern, hockey player Sean Avery, didn't do much of anything at his New York "learning" experience this summer. And yet he got to attend the super swanky Met Institute Gala, and according to recent reports, is getting his faux interesting story made into a movie.

Yes, pick your jaw up off the ground, darling. New Line Cinema is indeed going ahead with plans to make a film about the Dallas Star's sojourn into the fashion industry this year. The producers are going to make Avery's story into a romantic comedy.

So, to review: If you have an abundance of wealth and assets, you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want to do. And if you're semi-attractive, oh boy, the sky is the limit.

[via Newsday]

Sure, football is a good excuse for guys to get together to grill, drink beer, argue about plays and stats -- to put it simply, it's a great way for them to bond. But, for the halfway fashion conscious guy, it's also a perfect chance to dress to impress. Because you have automatic colors to work with, you have the ability to play around a little more with the form while still looking like "one of the guys."

Think about how men dressed for sporting events 50 years ago -- they didn't need loud graphics to show their school spirit. Instead, they relied on classic pieces in the right colors, and that's something that's easy for you to do, too.

Click through the gallery for some tips on being a fashionable fan. You never know who's going to stop by your tailgate party!

A tie or cuff links can be stylish Father's Day gifts, but Dads really love gadgets, and we love to give them. It's a joy to find that perfectly nifty item that only he can appreciate.

It's easy to tell you hit the gadget jackpot when he can't wait to pull out all the pieces out of box and spreads them across the kitchen table.

Sports, grilling, wine, music and electronic gadgets can all make his face light up. Check out the gallery for some of our favorite gadget suggestions.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

We're pretty excited about the latest line of t-shirts from No Mas. The Ecstasy of Defeat collection is a series of t-shirts devoted to the world of sports and the glorious agony that is defeat. If someone fell short of exceptions you may very well find them here.

What the hell is a TorsoPant?

TorsoPants are pants that have been specifically designed to be worn on your torso, instead of from the waist down. Unlike pants, they have a hole for your head. Like T-shirts, TorsoPants are soft, lightweight and are usually made from 100% cotton.

They sound amazing don't they? To be honest, I can't tell the difference between a TorsoPant and a t-shirt, but as you know I'm simple. Luckily, the company TorsoPants can tell the difference and for a small fee will sell you one (a pair?). I know, it sounds like a gimmick, but look, I have pictures!

So apparently ESPN The Magazine thinks that people actually care about what athletes wear. I mean, some people might be vaguely interested, but I doubt their readers know what a Jimmy Choo is!

ESPN's average reader is,male, just over 30 years old, with an income of less than $70,000. Yeah, that definitely sounds like a fashionista to me -- please note the heavy sarcasm in my voice.

By focusing more on fashion, ESPN The Magazine is really hoping to bring in those fashion advertising dollars. Although, the vice president of sales doesn't look at it that way. He thinks it actually makes sense, "People want to know what athletes are wearing to and from the ballpark. ESPN should be doing this."

Does he really believe that their readers are sitting around wondering, "Where can I get that polo Tiger Woods is wearing? And, oh my gosh, I just love Lebron James' baggy jeans!"

Hmmm, let me think. When was the last time I really desperately wanted to know what an athlete was wearing to and from the ballpark. I'm going to go with -- wait for it -- never. Athletes wear what their sponsors tell them to wear. B.O.R.I.N.G. Excluding David Beckham, who is as much celebrity as he is athlete, people just don't care what athletes wear.

Oh, and the vice president also mentioned that the magazine is seriously considering putting on an event in Milan during Spring Fashion Week. Gag me. I'm sick of every celebrity and now every athlete under the sign suddenly deciding they're into fashion just because of the cash money they could make.

Browse through the gallery and check out some athletic fashion. Then tell me -- do you care?


Via Jossip.

Running against stiff competition like Nike and Adidas, Puma has been struggling in recent years. And really it's hard to compete with Stella McCartney designing for Adidas and Nike basically having the backing of every major sports superstar out there. But Puma is putting it's best foot forward. They recently decided to buy the Hussein Chalayan fashion label.

For Puma's fall 2009 line, Hussein Chalayan will supervize "the creation, design and collection of (Puma's) Sportfashion collection."

Chalayan will work out London, which makes sense since he already has a name for himself there. He's won Best British designer of the year twice.

Alexander McQueen already designs for the Puma and I don't really know how much it's done to invigorate the company. Really, Hussein Chalayan isn't a household name for people outside the fashion world. I don't know how much this is going to help the ailing Puma brand gain street cred. Although, maybe since the label is more well known in Europe it will gain some ground for Puma over there.

Good luck to Puma, but I have to say, I'll be sticking with Adidas!

Via Yahoo.

I didn't really care who won the Super Bowl. I guess it would've been nice to see the Patriots get their perfect season (and anything is better than watching the Giants win), but all in all I was only half-interested.

However that was before I knew what was at stake. Apparently there was a rumor circulating that Gisele Bundchen, the uber-attractive supermodel girlfriend of New England quarterback Tom Brady, would run naked through the street of Time Square if the Patriots had won the game.

Naked! Gisele! In the streets!

Were the Patriots aware of this? How could they have possibly lost the game knowing what was on the line? Or, on the other hand, maybe they did know, and the additional pressure was simply too much to bear -- which led to their unfortunate performance on Sunday.

Truth be told, Gisele's agent is claiming she never made the promise, so it's likely that even if the Pats did pull through, we wouldn't have seen any streaking supermodels. Regardless, this is a sad day -- for New England fans, for Gisele fans, and for fans of public nakedness.

I guess there's always next year.

Let's be honest: spots gear isn't stylish. Unless you're Tom Brady, you look silly in a jersey, and you certainly won't see any NFL logos on models strutting down the runways. Not that you care -- you're a real fan. You're going to support your team come hell or high water -- even if they're being pounded into oblivion by the unbeaten Patriots if that means dressing like a walking billboard.

But don't worry, there's still some goods news -- even for Giants fans. For those of you are interested in looking good for the big game, there's plenty of ways you can cheer on your team without being that crazy shirtless dude in a beer helmet.

So, while you probably aren't going to look good on Super Bowl Sunday, think of this as you're guide on how not to look bad.

If you're at all interested in football, you've undoubtedly heard by now that Tony Romo, quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, played like total crap this Sunday. As a result, his team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, which should never have happened. It was embarrassing.

And rumor has it was Jessica Simpson's fault. The pop star recently started dating the Boys' star quarterback, and this Sunday she was at the game to show support for her new man. Thanks to that distraction, Romo threw three interceptions, fumbled twice, and had the worst game of his entire career.

Honestly, I'm not judging Jessica for the Cowboy's loss -- professional football players should be able to throw the ball, catch the ball, and run with the ball regardless of who's watching.

But I am judging her for her wardrobe. Who does she think she's fooling?

Jessica: just because you show up at a football game in your boyfriend's jersey, don't think that I believe for a second that you have any idea what's going on. It only makes you look more clueless when you try so hard to convince me otherwise.

Like professional football, baseball or basketball players in the US, pro soccer players in the UK can probably afford all the designer suits they want. But instead of leaving the athletes to make their own fashion choices, one team has teamed up Giorgio Armani so the owners can be certain that their players will always look good.

The new formal outfits for Chelsea Football Club's formal functions includes a single-breasted, two-button navy blue crease resistant lightweight wool gabardine suit, with flat-front, straight-legged trousers and a fitted jacket with pronounced "Roman" shoulder line.

Sounds impressive. And, says Armani, it should be: "Today at a club like Chelsea the players are international role models and need to look the part."

Fortunately for fans of both Armani and the world-famous soccer team, the look will also be made available to the public -- though, I imagine it might be just a tad more expensive than a tracksuit in Chelsea colors.

In the grand tradition of all things British, officials at Wimbledon -- the world-famous tennis tournament at the height of sartorial pretension -- recently spent an inordinate amount of time fretting over the decency of a player's outfit.

But it's not like someone was trying to wear an offensive t-shirt, or advertise for their sponsor by plastering logos all over their tennis gear. In fact, you could say the problem is a case of a few stodgy old people getting their undies in a bunch.

Tatiana Golovin wanted to wear red underwear -- she felt it would make her "strong and confident." Normally people get to wear whatever undies they want and no one is the wiser -- but since it's tennis, and all that running around makes the players' miniskirts fairly pointless, their skivies are usually on public display.

Golovin knew that the Wimbledon dress code stipulates that players wear "predominately white" outfits, so she asked in advance if her deviant knickers would get her trouble. After much deliberation, judges finally ruled that because the garment stopped "above the hemline," that they are "underwear and not shorts," which means they can't be officially regulated by the tournament (presumably because it'd be inappropriate for stodgy old English people to even think about, let alone regulate a lady's nether-garments).

Phew. For a moment there, I thought hundreds of years of tradition was about to come crashing down. Good save, Wimbledon. Good save.

Despite all the help I've given you in sprucing up your pad for the Final Four, the truth is, you sporting types aren't the most fashionable people on the planet. In fact, rumor has it that most of you dress in the dark. Everyday. But thanks to the recent arrival of international soccer star and fashion icon, David Beckham, maybe you'll be upping your game, and dressing with a little forethought.

Because let's face it, at the moment, things look bad. Wendell Brown, the editor of Esquire magazine told Reuters that you atheletes are "desperately" in need of fashion advice, and Adam Raporport, the style editor at GQ, says "I don't think anyone's stepped up to the plate since Jordan retired and I think they could use one." In fact, the NBA had to institute an off-court dresscode your wardrobes had fallen into such disrepair.

But I don't want to be too hard on you. Most of you are pretty big guys, and -- as a tall man myself -- I can only imagine that it's difficult to find good-looking clothing in your size. I understand that Mr. Beckham plays soccer, and thus, is smaller, and a better size for the Dolce and Gabbana, Versace and Prada clothing that he wears. That being said, you make in a week what I make in a year, so you have more options.

I encourage you to look into them.

(PS: No matter how you dress, I'll still think you're awesome.)

Even if you haven't yet been swept up in March Madness, chances are that someone in your life is devoting this weekend to nothing but college hoops. If you're the host with the most (or hostess with the most-est) in your particular circle of friends, you may even be staging some kind of party-like watching ritual at your house. If this is the case, you better decorate and dress accordingly.

For this, look no further than your friends at productdose.com. The site has listed a number of items that'll help you and your friends get the in the spirit of the season, including a Portable Basketball Grill, a Basketball Slow Cooker, Kitchen and Bathroom LCD TVs in the shape of basketballs, a Basketball Cooler -- even a Basketball Serving Bowl.

My personal favorites, however, are the Basketball Pilsner Glasses, and the Basketball Cuff-links -- both for the same reason. I can't help but fall in love with anything that takes something as deliberately un-stylish as sports (in this case, college basketball), and tries to make it classy. It makes me want to take off my shirt, mow the yard, crack open a can of Miller Lite and demand that my girlfriend bring me extra hot wings from the kitchen. (Not that I could ever get away with that, but I'm just sayin'.)

Because there's nothing like a little class to make your Final Four party an event to remember.